The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-17

official acts of the Grand Master which are
not of interest to anyone except members
of the order. 1t gives his decls-,
ions in the matter of cases and
appeals referred to him, and also
of by -laws submitted for his approval 1t
contains the circular calling upon the lodges
to render assistance to the brethren IN
! Charleston at the time of the earthquake.
| There is also contained therein "A copy of a
! circular which was sent out by Grand Sire
John H. White, which forever cuts off an
order known as the Patriarchial Circle,
which is severely disapproved by the Odd
| Fellows. 1t is as follows:
! By virtue of the authority vested in me by
! the sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of odd Fellows, |, John II. White, Grand
| Sire do hereby order and direct as follows:
First. That no person holding membership in
! the Patriarchal Circle or its successors, by
! whatsoever name it may be known, or in any
| secret organization not authorized by the Sow
| ereign Grand Lodge, that has he retotore or may
hereafter require as a qualification for member
ship therein a past present or future member
ship in this order, shall be elected or
appointed to, or installed into any office in anv
Grand or subordinate Lodge or Encampment
of Odd Fellows under the jurisdiction Of the
Sovereign Grand Lodge; and it shall be the
duty OF all installing officers, before installing
into Office any person who shall have been
elected or appointed to any Office in any such
Grand or subordinate Lodge or Encampment,
TO exact from Such persons an ANIMATION IN
the following form. viz:
And any such person who shall neglect or re-
fuse to take and Ibscribe such affirmation
shall not be installed into Office, but said office
shall be declared vacant and the Lodge or En-
campment, as the case may be. shall proceed to
elect or appoint qualified brother to fill the va
cancy thereby created"
The order further prescribes that no one
shall be admitted to membership in any sub
ordinate Lodge or Encampment, or as n
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Lodge or Grand Encampment unless they
shall take the oath prescribed, and any
Lodge Encampment or officer who shall
wilfully violate the order, or any member
or persons who shall become members, who
shall falsely subscribe to the afiiiTnatons
set forth in the oath, shall be expelled.
AN INsUBoRDINATE LODGE.
The Grand Master then gives the results
of twenty official visits, which show
the order to be in a most furnishing condi-
ton. He reports the case of Jacksonville
Lodge No. "a which was reported to him
by d. ID. G.. M. S. T. Looper as being in
state of INSTRUMENTATION in refusing to
pay its per capita tax. The Grand
Master declared its charter void
and appointed d. ID. G.. NJ LOoper to take
from the lodge its charter, books and effects.
butthe lodge refused to surrender them and
the Grand Master turns the case over to the
Grand Lodge The District Deputy Grand
Masters reports are given next and they
show tiattering growth and most harmo-
NOUS condition prevailing throughout the
whole state. The Grand Master makes the
following recommendations:
| recommend the granting of charters for
Myrtle Lodge, No. %; Friendship. No %; Star,
No; D; Pleasant View, No. %; Clarke, No. 30,
Irecommend the reducing the fees for degrees
TO minimum of $40.
| recommend that an attorney be appointed
to collect the effects of the defunct Jacksonville
Lodge, and suggest the name of Col. Marshall
l., Smith, of Gainesville, who is acquainted
with all the parties.
recommend that the subordinate lodges be
requested to cultivate the fraternal feelings
more by having public reunions and pleasing
enterta nments as frequently as possible.
! recommend that provision be made for
future Grand Masters to visit subordinate
lodges. have seen the good results growing
out Of such visits.
lrecommend the appointment of committee
OF five to formulate or adopt plan of insurance
in which all the Southern States and Others, if
they desire, can participate. ! have prepared
such plan, which, | think, will meet the re-
quirements, and wish to submit it for adoption
at this session.
recommend that terms Of office in subordi-
nate lodges be made twelve instead of six
months
He then concludes with some personal re-
marks to the Grand Lodge
THE GRAND sEcRETARY's REPORT.
Grand Secretary John G. Deitz will make
his annual report, in which he states that
the last year has been most fruitful one.
The membership has been increased and the
total money receipts were greater than for
many years. The membership is now 2,972,
and the total money receipts were 81, l56 IS.
Six dispensations were granted, viz:
Star Lodge No. %, Covington; Myrtle Lodge
No. 25, Atlanta; Friendship Lodge No. 2o,
Macedonia; Pleasant View Lodge No. 30,
Cole City; Clark Lodge No. 80, Athens, and
Jasper Lodge No. 81, Jasper.
The Grand Secretary reports that. there
are several defunct lodges whose property
has never been surrendered and he recon-
mends that steps be taken to obtain it.
Annual and semi-annual returns have been
received from forty-eight lodges, and semi
annual returns TO June 20, 1857, from fifty
two